When to go · Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau in December
Great month. Dry season; election month in 2026 (check).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Crowds
- Medium
- Guinea-Bissau
- Prices
- Medium
- Guinea-Bissau
Verdict
Dry season; election month in 2026 (check).
Is another month better than December?
No other month rates higher than December for Guinea-Bissau in this guide.
Weather in December
- Coast and Bissau · Bissau, Cacheu, Varelabest weather
Dry and pleasant Dec–Mar with Harmattan haze; very wet Jul–Sep (Bissau gets about 2,000 mm a year).
- Bijagós islands · Bubaque, Orango, João Vieira, Rubanebest weather
Sea breezes; rough crossings in the rains; turtle nesting Aug–Nov.
- Interior east · Bafatá, Gabúbest weather
Hotter and drier; Harmattan dust Jan–Mar.
- Bissau32 °C (90 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 0 rain days90 °F (32 °C) / 66 °F (19 °C), 0 rain days
- Bafatá32 °C (90 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 0 rain days90 °F (32 °C) / 64 °F (18 °C), 0 rain days
- Bolama32 °C (90 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 0 rain days90 °F (32 °C) / 68 °F (20 °C), 0 rain days
- Buba32 °C (90 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 0 rain days90 °F (32 °C) / 64 °F (18 °C), 0 rain days
- Cacheu28 °C (82 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 10 rain days82 °F (28 °C) / 72 °F (22 °C), 10 rain days
- Gabú33 °C (91 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 0 rain days91 °F (33 °C) / 64 °F (18 °C), 0 rain days
- Varela32 °C (90 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 0 rain days90 °F (32 °C) / 66 °F (19 °C), 0 rain days
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Christmas
25 Dec
Public holiday.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Guinea-Bissau
- Medium
- Prices · Guinea-Bissau
- Medium
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Guinea-Bissau, side by side.
Verdict
Dec: Great
Jan: Great
Crowds
Dec: Medium
Jan: Medium
Prices
Dec: Medium
Jan: Medium
Festivals listed
Dec: 1
Jan: 2
December: Dry season; election month in 2026 (check).
January: Dry and warm; calm seas for the Bijagós.
Guinea-Bissau: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.
Where to go in December
Rated best or good this month
Coast and Bissau
Best weather of the year (Bissau, Cacheu, Varela)
Bijagós islands
Best weather of the year (Bubaque, Orango, João Vieira, Rubane)
Interior east
Best weather of the year (Bafatá, Gabú)
Dry, cooler.
Best months: Nov–May
Best months: Nov–May (dry season)
Best months: Nov–May
Best months: Nov–May
Best months: Nov–May (dry season)
Best months: Nov–May